Lots of late starters this year?

[Venchka]

Younggun and his gf crossed Forester pass a week or so ago, according to his flicker pics. Lots of snow still.

https://www.flickr.com/x/t/0189006/p...nggunthehiker/

And lots of 32.1 degree water approaching waist deep. No fun at all.
No resupply in site. Maybe Mammoth or June Lake? A long way from KM and the HOBOS are doing 8 mile days.
Wayne


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[gwschenk]

No resupply in site. Maybe Mammoth or June Lake?

There's plenty of eastside passes to bail from.

[Venchka]

There's plenty of eastside passes to bail from.

If that's true, why do always hear about the places that are closed and no opening dates mentioned?
After bailing over an east side pass, where are you?
Wayne


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[Malto]

If that's true, why do always hear about the places that are closed and no opening dates mentioned?
After bailing over an east side pass, where are you?
Wayne


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Lone pine, independence, Bishop, Mammoth Lakes, lee vining, maybe big pine and June lake
, twin lakes and Bridgeport.

[Venchka]

I got 2 right. Without a map.
Thanks.
Wayne


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[Miner]

Kearsarge Pass (side trail just after Forester pass) is often used by PCT Hikers who then hitch down into Independence or Lone Pine. Afterwards, most hikers stop at Vermillon Valley Resort (while the resort is in the process of opening, resupply pickups are available now) on Lake Edison which is 1.5 days before Red's Meadow. And while the road to Red's Meadow is still closed, you can hike to the town of Mammoth Lakes on a side trail just before it, or hike the closed road. And as Malto mentioned, there are other options out the east side to Highway 395, they just aren't used as often as the ones I mentioned. So plenty of resupply opportunities available today. While Hwy 120 through Tuolumne Meadows is still closed so no resupply there, the highway over Sonora Pass is open, so Kennedy Meadows North or town of Bridgeport is available after hitching. And the closed roads are getting closer to opening every day as crews work on clearing snow.

[Venchka]

A loose group just north of Forester are taking about going to Bishop.
I looked at the PCT data sheet yesterday and VVR was listed as closed with no projected opening date. ????
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[Venchka]

A loose group just north of Forester are taking about going to Bishop.
I looked at the PCT data sheet yesterday and VVR was listed as closed with no projected opening date. ????
Wayne


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They are about 8 miles down the side trail to Bishop.
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[Miner]

Get VVR info straight from their mouth: http://www.edisonlake.com/ They say open today, but when they were closed last week, they still stated on their website that resupply packages were available for pickup.

[Venchka]

Ok. Thanks.
Wayne


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[Venchka]

Kearsarge Pass (side trail just after Forester pass) is often used by PCT Hikers who then hitch down into Independence or Lone Pine. Afterwards, most hikers stop at Vermillon Valley Resort (while the resort is in the process of opening, resupply pickups are available now) on Lake Edison which is 1.5 days before Red's Meadow. And while the road to Red's Meadow is still closed, you can hike to the town of Mammoth Lakes on a side trail just before it, or hike the closed road. And as Malto mentioned, there are other options out the east side to Highway 395, they just aren't used as often as the ones I mentioned. So plenty of resupply opportunities available today. While Hwy 120 through Tuolumne Meadows is still closed so no resupply there, the highway over Sonora Pass is open, so Kennedy Meadows North or town of Bridgeport is available after hitching. And the closed roads are getting closer to opening every day as crews work on clearing snow.

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[Venchka]

Latest from the NOBO HOBOS.
Super Hero Hiker Breeze finished the desert in 30 days. He then hiked through the Sierras in 40 days. The PCT is snow free north of Sierra City to Crater Lake.
https://nobohobos.wordpress.com/2017...-save-the-day/
Wayne


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[Miner]

When I drove to southern Oregon 2 weeks ago from SoCal for a wedding, there was still snow in the mountains from Castle Craggs SP going north. In fact, I got snowed on south of Klammath Falls as drove along Hwy 97 when it went above 4500ft. I stopped by Saied Valley for breakfast at the cafe and they recently had 2 hikers going SOBO through from Ashland. One said that if he had been alone, he would have turned back from the snow.

That said, its been a warm 2 weeks since then.

[AllDownhillFromHere]

The postholer snow chart shows massive melting, and CA water charts now show southern Sierra below average, with the northern parts right behind it. With 110+ temps in the latest heatwave people heading up now are going to be in great shape.